Military Girl

Chapter 2- How 'bout no

CHAPTER 2: HOW 'BOUT NO

"Holy crap Maddie what happened to you?" Will asks me as soon as I walk inside the house. My eye is now black and I probably have a cracked rib and some sprained knuckles. No other stands for this but o-u-c-h. Ouch!

"Maddison Jamie Parker!" It's my mother so I turn to look. Maybe she does care about me for once.

"You're bleeding on the carpet. Go upstairs and get in a shower." She says. Nope, she doesn't care at all. She walks back into the kitchen and throws out a first-aid kit. It's nearly empty now due to how many times I've been fought. Like always, Will picks up the kit and we walk upstairs to the bathroom.

Will applies medicine to my injuries. He says I have sprained knuckles, a black eye, a puffy lip, and a couple cracked ribs. He waits outside the door as I get undressed and I turn on the shower. He opens the door a crack so he can talk to me.

"Was it another gang in the alley?" He asks. His voice is serious, unlike his playful self. Gangs have always been pushing me into alleys and trying to hurt me. I socked one in the jaw for trying to kiss me and the gang just tackled me. I was beat up pretty badly so I stayed in the alley for the night.

"No. It was....it was Devin." I say.

Devin was once in the gang too. I sometimes got away because of him. He was nice at first. He used to push the leader back and say "Leave her alone. She's not that pretty anyways." They would walk away and he would wink at me, letting me know he's got them off my back for once.

After the leader, Snake they called him, tried to kiss me and I punched him, well he left the gang and started punching me solo. I couldn't take it so I let him punch me.

Then today in the alley, I don't know what happened but I just snapped inside. I wouldn't let him or anyone else hurt me like that, not even touch me, ever like that again.

"What?!" Will slams the door open.

"Sorry." He mumbles and steps out again leaving the door open just a crack.

"I can't believe he would do that!" Will says. I turn the shower off and grab my towel. I shut the door gently and start getting dressed.

"I'm gonna hurt him." Will's muffled voice says through the door. I look at myself in the mirror. Average length blonde hair. Seriously green eyes and pink lips. I dry my hair and open the door. I'm in blue skinny jeans and a shirt with a faded horse as the background and the words written across "Follow your heart."

"Hey. Mom's going out with who ever lives down the street and I'm gonna go take an extra long cat nap so you can have someone over if you want."

"Ok." I hug Will and run downstairs to grab my cellphone. It's an IPhone 5 with a white case with "Ya mad bro?" I type in my passcode and scroll down the list of names. Who should I call?

Sara? Nah.

Courtney? Why do I even have her name in here? I hate her!

Jessie. How 'bout no.

Sophie. Eh.

Annie. No.

Jane. Why not? Ok.

I click Janes name and the phone starts to ring.

"You have reached the I don't wanna talk to you numbe- oh hey Maddie!" Janes voice is on the other end.

"Wanna hang out?" I ask. I hear the phone drop on the other end.

"No not really I mean like I have to...bedazzle...my....frog?" Her voice is trying to grab at something. A reason not to hang out with me. I know why though. My face is expressionless as I say it.

"My mom is going out."

"Yeah totally!!! I'll be over in a minute!!" She says and hangs up.

A couple minutes later the door bell rings. I undo the locks and pop open the door.

"Heyo!" Jane says and hugs me. I smile. Behind her is someone. Someone I hoped never to see again.

Devin.